understand they have eight games left against the marlins, three against the mets and the game and half lead over the dodgers. gameationals first playoff will be friday, october 3. the home league has the home field advantage. all the rest of the playoffs, the home field will be here in washington if the nats when the home field advantage in these last 12 games. they will rest gio gonzalez. it will be 11y, games to beat the dodgers. region waswhere this 10 years ago or 11 years ago. now the possibility of having the world series. fact thatcant in the when we didn't have baseball all those years, people in washington were supporting the orioles.

now there's the possibility of the orioles and nationals. >> we are going to switch gears now and go back to charlotte. >> the detective sergeant is the lead investigator. and has been since this investigation began since late sunday afternoon. before i start, i want to give particular thanks to our partners at the university of virginia police department for only help and support, not in this investigation, but every day. i want to thank the virginia state police which was very quick to come to us when this investigation began and as we speak. they are continuing to assist us. i want to thank -- hundreds of

tips have come in and they have been very helpful helping us sort route -- through. i want to thank in advance the national center for missing and exploited children who has reached out to the detective sergeant here in the city of charlottesville. a poster that would be putting the fine touches on that poster and we will blasted out to you as quickly as we can. the virginia department of emergency management are taking the responsibility of conducting the area search which is constantly expanding as we gather additional information. earlier this afternoon i had

the opportunity to sit with john and susan graham. imagine. as a parent and as a husband, i can't imagine what they are going to these past several days. i've had an opportunity to learn more about hannah and how special-- not only how she is to them, but how special she is to so many other people. themed out and touched over the last several days and expressed their concern and support. we talked about canada's enthusiasm for life -- hannah's

enthusiasm for life. for six straight years leading up to the university of virginia. an accomplished athlete, a good friend. that is who we are looking for. i was privileged to have a few moments with her parents to get to know hannah. i assure them and i assure you that this department's focus is to find their daughter. first and foremost, to find their daughter and return her safely to their care and to the care of the university. let me give you a chronology of where this began and where we are today. some friends on university corner for dinner friday evening. about 11:00 she left the company of her friends by herself.

atbelieve she proceeded to least two other locations a short distance away. and she left the second location, we believe she lost her bearings. she was lost. she proceeded northbound on 10th street northwest and is captured on video near mcgrady's pub. we had an opportunity to examine that video. the location of mcgrady's pub, she proceeds eastbound on preston avenue where she is captured again by cameras located at the preston ell and crossings residents. an eyewitness sees her proceeding southbound on second street from market headed towards the downtown pedestrian mall. inhave since recovered or the process of recovering a video we think will depict that as well.

i don't know that we've actually gotten our hands on that video but we believe it exists and we have an eyewitness. about 90 minutes ago, maybe a little less, we received additional information that her images captured on video surveillance equipment in the downtown pedestrian mall. at that time she is seen proceeding south down in this direction. .- southbound in this we will disseminate those videos as soon as we get them. we are in the process of gathering them. we have put out a plea to downtown merchants. many of them have taken it upon themselves to equip their businesses with video surveillance equipment. we reached out to them and we want them to let us know -- >> we have been listening to a press conference with the charlottesville police giving us an indication of where they are

now with the investigation into the disappearance of hannah graham. they are taking this search national. the police chief got very emotional discussing his conversation with hannah graham's tarrance and discussing what a difficult time this is. he will keep you posted on any new developments that come forward. has clues in the disappearances of two sisters nearly 40 years ago. >> 10 and 12 years old walked out of their home and down the street but never seen again. of these decades later, montgomery county police are searching a plot of land hundreds of miles from here in virginia for hopes that the mystery of theirs since -- disappearance will be solved. more on that coming up at five.

>> we switch gears to the weather. perfect, awesome, amazing. >> we are getting so bored with this stuff. >> let's get the latest on how long this will last rum doug hill. a little changes in clouds and temperatures but generally very fine weather. 71 and partly cloudy outside the weather center. 77 reagan national. some clouds and also a fair amount of sunshine. 72 degrees in gaithersburg, 75 in quantico. to the evening, we will be the range will be 52 to 60 degrees. high-pressure in control now, the week pressure will come through and will turn so much

cooler. coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> another story, adrian peterson in the wake of child abuse charges. greta kreuz now with the very latest. >> the vikings reversed their earlier plan to let him play this weekend and have barred him from all team activities until the child abuse charge against him is resolved and it could take weeks. accused of back is disciplining his four-year-old son with a switch, a small tree branch. he was absent from last sunday's game and then it was said monday he could play again. the public outcry from fans,

women's groups and sponsors, nike the latest to suspend the deal saying it does not condone domestic violence. all of this prompted the about-face early this morning. >> we value our partners, sponsors, community, and especially her fans. in the end it really is about getting it right. >> he said he meant no harm to his son and discipline his son as his parents disciplined him growing up. peterson will continue to get paid while he is on leave and it comes out to $690,000 a week. >> let's get back to the big , the team's here reaction to the spanking investigation. do you agree with the vikings

decision to bench adrian peterson? share your thoughts on the wjla facebook page and we will share some of your responses a little later in the broadcast. to the national, something a bit more pleasant. the east division title. what to do if you want to get tickets. >> kai jackson is here with details. >> get them when you can if you can. over the second playoff berth in three years. they treated out this photo from the ballpark. and all of the fans thank you all. the national league division series go on sale monday at 10:00 a.m. and you can purchase them online or by calling.

maximum may be purchased ahead of the game. it a box office will sell a limited number of standing room only ticket. but don't count on that. >> we won't leave you out. we will get to the orioles a little bit later. it know where your heart is. >> thank you. workill to come, months of for thousands of you on the busy local roads. theo you think drive-through is just for food? think again. it may make you cringe a little. >> 75 years since the constitution was first ratified with a local girl giving the bill of rights a new spin.

>> the latest on the fight to bring a memorial

>> a developing story to bring

another memorial to the nation's capital. time to come to a decision. we have been monitoring this story from the desk today. going on for years and the architect came up with the design for the eisenhower family and critic said it was too big and to exec -- extravagant. the commission is meeting for the first time in more than a theyto discuss them but include the tapestries. the project is at a crossroads. what does this mean? may be scrapped and congress doesn't want to approve any additional funding until the redesign is resolved. tell, it has become

quite a mass. -- a mess. >> your chance to ride the streetcar is getting closer in the seat. they will start simulating service on the h street line september 29. a comes after seven weeks of training for streetcar operators. they will try to stick to the normal schedule even though there will not be any passengers. they will begin to start writing in early november. the virginia department of transportation officially cut the ribbon on the new interchanges along arlington boulevard. the lanes are designed to make it easier for you to get from the 10th street and vice versa. >> a counterculture film icon could be years. the chopper that peter fonda wrote had an easy rider will be

auctioned next month. this is the last of the stars and stripes are ways for the film. in the germanic crash that kills his character in the movie. the price tag is only about a million dollars. >> that fit? >> it gets great gas mileage. >> we have million-dollar weather today. >> if you're getting tired, we can connect you to the weather center in south dakota were all the weather in the world is controlled. i'll make some calls. >> for now, keep it like this. >> we will have to suffer through more poorly -- partly cloudy weather with mild temperatures. this is what it was like early this morning. and quickly burned off.

a common phenomenon this time of year. dissipates and turns out to be a beautiful day. some have more clouds than sun more sun than clouds. goingorrow morning, it's to be cooler. not quite as cool as this morning. a few degrees warmer. 54 in washington and dulles. reagan international, 37 degrees at quantico. an early taste of winter temperatures. here we are tomorrow morning in summer. the freeze watch in effect for upstate new york. parts of maine and new hampshire as well. iron mountain in all those areas, those extreme areas of wisconsin.

at 34 degrees. more will be coming even if we expect a bit of a warm-up for the weekend. the bus stop on a thursday morning, temperatures in mid to upper 50's. clouds.have humid they will have to wait a while. >> we are watching some of the numbers. stocks topped 17,156 after the fed announced they will not be raising interest rates. >> we have seen the ice bucket

challenge but we were reminded today of the seriousness of this incurable disease. philip mayfield is the son of longtime activist rufous catfish mayfield. down around the mind. most are int is the this thing i have ever experienced as a parent. my second child that died before me. of how itt a clue mutates. and that is what is frustrating that i can't get a handle on it. >> they asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made. the ice bucket challenge has raised $113 million just easier. >> 7 on your side tonight as a local woman fights to give money back.

when the restaurant closed down, it broke hearts. it also left a local bride in the lurch. one family scramble to find a theater out of this place closed down, cashes in checked his days before closing up are good. >> paying your respects without even leaving your car. wait until about one business model. about t all

>> two local women giving a new twist to the bill of rights today. two hundred 75th anniversary of the ratification of the constitution. >> he didn't forget the anniversary. marty mcfly gives his take on a constitution wrap and how it's helping military families. >> the chorus gets me every time. here comes the bill, the bill of rights. ♪ >> most people would not associate wrap with the bill of rights. >> and most people wouldn't

think to young ladies can start a charity and raise $10 million in scholarships for military kids but they are not most people. >> that's what all this is for. basically it's a nonprofit we started about 10 years ago toost any gives scholarships the families of our military. >> it started block by block. >> we started knocking on doors. >> it has snowballed into concerts. >> it made me feel good to see we have helped other moms that want to do something to level the playing field and if anything elevated the men, women, and their families. fax 30 people became u.s. citizens today at a naturalization ceremony.

>> we took a look at the pen on paper that shaped our nation. very little light led him to preserve them for future generations. >> whether you wrap them or read them or learn them in fourth grade, we look at those incredible documents that make america what it is. tommy mcfly, abc 7 news. >> if you have stories to share with tommy, tweet your ideas to us. by you can watch the stories going to the page on wjla.com. >> what a great family. coming up tonight at 7:00, some local flavor for a fan favorite. >> i'm sarah from silver spring maryland. watch me play wheel of fortune. is jeopardy. that followed by abc 7

news at 11:00. >> isn't she supposed to put that in the form of a question? >> maybe not. driveway let'se some customers get a free lunch. >> remnants of her hurricane wreaking havoc in the southwest. >> and a look at your question of the day. it did the vikings make the right decision to bench adrian peterson due to legal troubles?

captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> police in charlottesville spoke about their search. putting together pretty detailed timeline which is crucial. news, if there is any, they would be able to collect several surveillance videos in the big open area known to many people as the pedestrian mall. a lot of people around.

after she had dinner with her friends. they spotted her at least twice. to go ahead and give it to police to review and it was pretty emotional. a lot of effort underway there charlottesville. >> a look at the days of the top stories, the minnesota vikings. while he deals with child abuse charges in texas.

>> the washington nationals of the national league east division champs. they clinched after beating the atlanta braves last night. they now play the los angeles dodgers for the top seed in the national league lay offs. perfect weather for baseball. playing tiddlywinks outside. that would be fine. know whether concerns locally, just changes in cloud cover and temperatures. in onetart this report of the hd weather cameras. it's been a beautiful day. sunshine interspersed as we head toward sunset. 70 in gaithersburg right now and in hagerstown, 79 in frederick. 71 now in annapolis as well. very light all evening long.

52-60 degrees the wake-up temperatures. for,nly thing to watch sometime around mid day a cold front will be passing through that could bring areas of overcast. more for you coming up shortly. >> more than seven dozen people got a big surprise. the random act of kindness from a stranger. employees at the chick-fil-a anded them 10 $100 bills said pay for the meals of everyone behind me. >> i just want to help them have a good day. >> that's a lot of nuggets. was enough to feed 88 customers. the manager said one woman who had a bad day broke down crying

when she was told her meal would be free. >> pay it forward. inwhy aren't those guys ever front of us? >> you have to be that guy. >> that's it. those looking for drive through and a cup of coffee? cann michigan some people do something a bit more unconventional. this story is trending right now. >> this next story is one that people might consider a little bizarre. a funeral home in michigan has started the option for you to have a drive-through funeral. of the person that has passed and drive away. it isore you think creepy, it was born out of a funeral that took place last year in michigan where the souse was in a wheelchair

she wasn't able to get up and come in. what better way to serve these patrons than by putting a window with the casket right there. there is a drop-off for condolence cards. it is opening up this week. there are funeral homes that implement this kind of drive-through viewing. we like to keep things moving and many people think this might be a new wave of the future but a lot of you are weighing in on the facebook page. we will go to kai jackson. >> people are weighing in indeed. many feel it is disrespectful to the deceased. the nontraditional funeral services, we have comments.

this is getting a bit ridiculous. people can't take the time to go inside for a viewing, they shouldn't go at all. other comments. society gets dumber and lazier by the minute. on facebook to visit. the dead deserve more respect. >> to breaking news where a truck drove into a house. we will eight you know as soon as we hear from them. >> as we zoom in, we can begin to see what looks like that truck. >> and it at least hit the

garage portion, not the actual living portions. perhaps it will keep injury to a minimum. >> will go to a break. willg up, new rules that take a popular football player off the bench for this weekend's game. >> it is never too early to start thinking about the holidays. getting the jump on some hot toys. has taken over pennsylvania avenue. i'm tommy mcfly ♪ there it is... this is where i met your grandpa. right under this tree. ♪ (man) some things are worth holding onto. they're hugging the tree. (man) that's why we got a subaru. or was it that tree? (man) introducing the all-new subaru outback. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru.

>> hollywood a-list to take center stage tonight as part of a big red carpet affair. >> reese witherspoon is in town for a new movie that she's in and it's a film very close to our heart. themy mcfly's outside a newseum. you're on. >> hey, tommy. >> queue tommy. >> we will try to get it back. >> he's ignoring is because he has too much fun. next on abc seven news at

4:00, the benefits of breast-feeding for moms. >> and celebrating the mothers return from overseas. monsoon season may be over in the southwest but no one told mother nature that. >> and another look at the question of the day. did the vikings take the right decision on he is investigated for child abuse charges?

>> reese witherspoon in town as part of a big red carpet affair. on theommy mcfly is out red carpet looking for reese witherspoon to talk about a new film she's in. was the word? worat's the word? tommy is being pensive tonight. >> i hope we can get back to him i'm very curious about all this. shelley move on to our next story i go we have a health alert for you for breast-feeding moms.

it turns out the breast-feeding isn't only good for babies, it may also boost your overall health. examined women that breast-fed for seven to 12 months and found a long-term benefit of breast-feeding is it helps reduce the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. benefit ishort-term it often helps with post-pregnancy weight loss. the three-year-olds answer to military protocol has gone viral because he just bounced on his mother who had just returned home after spending nine months deployed in afghanistan. just dying to hold him but she had to wait to be dismissed. military regulations are no match for a little boy that has been separated from his mom. they took similar action when his father returned from a mission abroad in december.

>> i can't see enough of that. >> parents have planned for months about the best gift for their kids when it's the holidays. >> today marks 98 days until christmas. fear, a leapfrog league tv active video game system that and disney's frozen. entire thing at wjla.com. >> let it go. again on the toy

front in thailand, 3000 people try to set a new world record. 50 different districts all over the country as part of a birthday party. they're trying to break the record for 96 a looper's. >> let's talk about was coming up on abc seven news at five. >> three suspended players we back on the field this weekend down at the nfl and the players union has agreed to a new drug policy. wes welker of the denver broncos, scanned rick of the

dallas cowboys and bailey of the st. louis rams have each been suspended for four games but the new nfl rule stipulates that players that tested positive for banned substances won't be suspended. he will be referred to a substance abuse program so they will be able to play. a lot to talk about on social media. from the nats to the investigation of nfl running back adrian peterson. have a wrapup and the question of the day. >> our question of the day, is a child abuse or is the discipline? we as a society have evolved to the point that we should know hitting is a form of bullying. but you're sure right, they are only doing this because they are losing sponsors. offering to the fact that adrian peterson parted ways with nike.

another says innocent until proven guilty. share your thoughts with us by going to our facebook page. >> the ray rice investigation still going on and he isn't feeling so it will be interesting to see what adrian peterson decides to do. a lot of folks have that issue bring back a lot of memories. >> thank you. arizona facing a new weather threat as the remnants of hurricane -- >> the tropical storm has residents worried about flooding for the second time in two weeks. >> the desert southwest is bracing. heavy rains and strong wind are already pounding parts of southern california. >> flooding roads, downing trees

on highways and streets, sending a 50 foot pine tree through this car window just inches away from a baby boy inside. >> the tree fell and hit the back of my car. a microburst in arizona ripped apart this roof. these planes were tossed on the cars. and damages to this high school led to severe flooding. of rain seven ihes are expected today, up to 10 inches in the mountains. >> i heard there was more rain coming in and i panicked. are wasting noe time sandbagging their homes. we go down here along a straight line. elementary schools are already closed and several afterschool activities are canceled.

>> arizona has just been getting hammered. >> that looks like it is going to stay up. here, no worries. outside, just a mixture of clouds and sunshine. no strong wind overhead. climb out of the nation's capital. we will see some sudden changes in the weather pattern over the next couple days due to a cold front coming in tomorrow. fairly dry. it just a light breeze out of the east at three miles an hour. no rain associated with the front. north, iture to the

builds back towards the areas. partly cloudy as we head to the day on friday. the high-pressure is right overhead. in the forecast is the high moves out to the east and we started this little bit of a warm-up. and 80 degrees, close to 80 degrees with partly cloudy skies on saturday. >> u.s. central command's to talk about finding isil overseas. -- totalk about a senator a

>> does the president need to get congress to approve his plans to deal with isil? reporter atlitical the live desk talking about the plans to deal with the threat. scott? and justlusive sitdown today proposing a bill that will give the president authorization to continue to conduct these airstrikes. he needs approval to do what he is doing. he says the president can't go at it alone. >> by that definition you would agree that we are in some form of war. >> i don't think there's any way around it. >> in the bill it would prohibit using ground troops.

we will share with you why the senator says we can do this without ground troops. congress needs to appeal the law. the president keeps talking about it gives him the right to conduct these airstrikes. meantime >> happening now -- police reveal new report about the disappearance of hannah graham. >> it's hard to imagine what they are going through. fax what is being done to find the fairfax county teenager. >> this is one of two breaking stories, both involving high-profile missing persons cases. he began with hannah graham who has been missing for four days. >> police hope new surveillance video will help lead them to graham was last seen saturday in charlottesville.

investigators told a news conference -- held a news conference and we are live now with what they revealed. >> the police say they walked door to door trying to find witnesses that had any recordings of hannah graham. she disappeared without a trace, so police walked door to door and found three businesses that have recordings of the uva coed. they are pleading with other businesses to check their cameras from friday to saturday night. you may have also captured this missing team. >> pay attention to the upper portion of your screen -- they say that is hannah graham running on preston avenue. the owner is stunned that she was in this part of downtown. >> i'm concerned there is somebody out there and bad things can happen.

>> it's incredibly perplexing to police. she was recorded of running -- the uva sophomore was captured walking outside mcgrady's irish pub. police say she was lost. pub but walks up to the does not appear to stop or talk with anyone. places herwitness outside fellini's restaurant in charlottesville. cameras recorded officers walking door to door asking businesses for surveillance video. at one store, police say graham was captured on video, but investigators go on to say they have yet to review the video. this missing persons case has generated 80 attention around the country. charlottesville police tell us they are trying to lead to respond to every request for information. --y are asking for the help asking for the public's assistance. the family released a staten